We’re now accepting submissions for late-breaking research abstracts to be presented at the ONS 40th Annual Congress. This special call for abstracts allows you to present your most current data in Orlando. An abstract is a form that summarizes your work, submitted for potential presentation. The 60 top-scoring abstracts will be presented during a Congress podium […]

By Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN On the very last day of Congress, I have the honor and pleasure of presenting about a topic that has been a passion of mine for a long time. As nurses, we’ve all had to have a challenging or sensitive conversation with a patient and/or family. Many of us have […]

By Carol Cannon, RN, BSN, OCN® I clearly remember the email from Nonniekaye Shelburne, the ONS Congress Planning Team chair, welcoming me on board for Congress 2014. I reread it several times in disbelief. I was hesitant to apply because I didn’t consider myself an expert in oncology nursing. I didn’t publish frequently. I didn’t […]

To commemorate the past 40 years of ONS and look forward to the next 40, the ONS Foundation, with the generous support of the ONS–Lilly Oncology Advancing Patient Care Project, will be offering 40 Congress scholarships for emerging chapter leaders under the age of 40. Recipients will receive an educational scholarship for up to $1,200 […]

Today, more than half of newly approved cancer drugs are administered orally. While oral oncolytics make therapy more manageable and convenient for patients than other treatment options, they have some issues of their own. It can be difficult to ensure proper adherence to this type of treatment among patients with cancer. In “Oral Therapy: Underadherance, Overadherance and Everything in Between,” Pamela […]

photo credit: via photopin cc By Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN Have you ever been at a conference and noticed audience members taking photos of the slides on the screen? Perhaps you have even done it… Please, please, please stop! Why is this so important? The information on the slides belongs to the presenters. They […]

By Nonniekaye Shelburne, CRNP, MS, AOCN®, 2014–2015 ONS Congress Content Planning Team chair Did you know? There are more than 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), 13 of which are classified as high-risk types due to their association with cancer. HPV and its subsequent cancers are preventable through vaccination in many countries. Being an oncology […]